All posts tagged "Feature"
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15 Steps Toward a Debt-Free Holiday
With the holidays just around the corner, many of us may be tempted to begin a month-long gift-buying binge. Here are 15 steps to avoid...
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Move Over, Pumpkin Pie! Indulge in the Revelry of Chocolate this Holiday Season
I know people who do handsprings at this time of year, anticipating with delight the traditional holiday dessert fare of pumpkin and mincemeat pies; tittering...
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Plus-Size Designer Ashley Nell Tipton on Project Runway
Ashley Nell Tipton is plus sized and designs for plus-size women. And she’s slated to be a cast member in Project Runway’s Season 14. According...
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Fat-Talk Nation: A Generation of Shame
In a story on Susan Greenhalgh’s new book, “Fat-Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America’s War on Fat,” NPR highlights Greenhalgh’s central thesis: that, apart...
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Sleeping Beauties: Your Guide to a Better Night’s Sleep
Although seemingly mundane, there are few experiences as sweet as waking up feeling well rested, refreshed and rejuvenated. Greeting the new day with the mind...
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Pairing Wines: A Vintage Primer
She leans towards her partner, her black nightgown shimmering in the firelight. Expensive perfume fills their senses; music plays lightly in the background. Contented, the...
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When (and How) to Ask for a Raise
The first time I asked for a raise, things went so badly that the boss took a sincere dislike to me. I wound up leaving...
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Dodging the Downsizing Bullet
Her first merger was nerve-wracking, recalls Carolyn Nannaman, a Los Angeles administrative manager. “We’d heard rumors for months. Everyone was afraid of what was coming....
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Penny Wise: Still Sexy after all these Years
Some years ago, I was having a rollicking chat about relationships and men with the nearly 80-year-old grandmother of a dear friend of mine when,...
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Dining al Fresco
Dining al fresco, better known as “out in the fresh air,” has been standard operating procedure on much of the planet since the days when...